BC cancer patient loses thousands in sophisticated spoofing scam

A Maple Ridge, B.C., woman says she is angry and embarrassed after losing thousands of dollars to a scam while undergoing cancer treatment. Jackie Johnson said she was in the middle of a chemotherapy treatment when she received a call from a man who said he was from the fraud department of her bank and he told her that her card was being used in Alberta. Eventually, the man was able to convince Johnson to turn over her personal banking information and then used that to take $4,700 from her account. Rumina Daya has more on the scam and what you can do to prevent yourself from falling victim. For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/10924996/bc-cancer-patient-sophisticated-spoofing-scam/ Subscribe to Global News Channel HERE: http://bit.ly/20fcXDc Like Global News on Facebook HERE: http://bit.ly/255GMJQ Follow Global News on X HERE: http://bit.ly/1Toz8mt Follow Global News on Instagram HERE: https://bit.ly/2QZaZIB #GlobalNews #PhoneScam #Crime #BC